Canada has announced more than $30 million new support for initiatives in Nigeria and across West Africa. The Secretary of State for International Development, Canada, Mr Randeep Sarai, announced this at a reception organised in his honour by the Canadian Deputy High Commission on Friday night in Lagos. Sarai saidContinue Reading
President Bola Tinubu on Saturday described the conduct of the 2026 All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries nationwide as a strong demonstration of internal democracy within the ruling party. President Tinubu stated this after he participated in the APC Presidential Primaries at Ikoyi-Obalende Ward L2 in Lagos, noting that the exerciseContinue Reading
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has sacked Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the nation’s government after months of tensions between the two men. A shock decree, read out on TV by a presidential aide, said Faye had “ended the duties” of his one-time political ally Sonko and “consequently thoseContinue Reading
Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, participates in the ongoing nationwide All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Primary, at his country home, Radda Town in Charanchi Local Government. Speaking with newsmen at the venue, the Governor expressed strong support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s candidacy as the party’s flag bearer.Continue Reading
At least 82 people have been killed and two are missing after a coal mine blast in northern China, officials have said. Rescue officials revised down the death toll in an update late on Saturday, having earlier said at least 90 people had died. The gas explosion at the LiushenyuContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu The Nigeria Conservation Foundation (NCF) has called on President Bola Tinubu to urgently sign the Endangered Species Conservation and Protection Bill, 2025 into law. The foundation in a statement issued on Saturday to celebrate the 2026 World Biodiversity Day, warned that Nigeria’s biodiversity was facing unprecedentedContinue Reading
Plymouth Argyle striker Owen Oseni says he was in “disbelief” when he was called up to the Nigeria squad. The 23-year-old is part of the group that will play Poland and Portugal next month in pre-World Cup friendly matches. He will also feature in the group playing in the UnityContinue Reading
Aisha has just arrived at Jahun General Hospital in Jigawa State in northern Nigeria, in deep pain, not only emotional pain after losing a child during childbirth in Yobe, a neighbouring state, but also physical pain from an injury caused by complications during delivery. On the eastern side of theContinue Reading
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Adamawa state chapter and the electoral Committee has declared Ahmed Tijjani Galadima Aminu the winner of governorship primaries. The Chairman of the party’s governorship primary election committee in Adamawa State, Prof. Innocent Barikor, announced the final result at the Government House in Yola. Prof. BarikorContinue Reading
Abayomi Semako Hunye’s self-declared guber ‘victory’: A re-enactment of Baba Sala’s awada kerikeri comedy By Segun Olatunji In the high-wire theatre of politics in Ogun State, where until the recent past “parallel primaries” were common features like the traffic on the Isheri Long Bridge, Abayomi Semako Hunye’s recent bid forContinue Reading